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Cat Smith vs Tom Rutland

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Tom Rutland voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 4 different votes 359 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
Participation
81.0%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
631 eligible divisions
944
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
49.1% of votes cast
800
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Appearances
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
39
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
92
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API